| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Hosking (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Guy Entrekin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) C - Paul Grill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale is hacked by John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG) Bruce Hale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:29 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Fox - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny (C) Bradley Hosking | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Hoff (SG) John Fox | |
| 19:29 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:29 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 19:06 | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:49 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Hans Novotny | 42-28 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Guy Entrekin is called for traveling | 42-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Bradley Hosking (C) Richard Large, Charles Williams, Hans Novotny | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:17 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-28 |
| 18:15 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:01 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Freeman | 45-28 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Paul Grill is hacked by Bradley Hosking - foul #3 on Bradley Hosking, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Hans Novotny (C) Curtis Freeman, Bradley Hosking | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Hans Novotny is called for the reach on Dennis Duncan - foul #1 on Hans Novotny, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman (PF) Shane Donnelly | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:19 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett makes the shot from the right block | 45-30 |
| 17:00 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Robert Parman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brett Hassen (PF), Clarence Catt (C) Dennis Duncan, Paul Grill | |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-30 |
| 16:43 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 16:26 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Freeman | 47-30 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Novotny (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Guy Entrekin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irvin Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Hassen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Catt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Novotny | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 15:13 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly connects on the shot from the right block set up by Curtis Freeman and he's hacked by Brett Hassen - foul #1 on Brett Hassen, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Charles Williams, Hans Novotny | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hart (PG), John Fox (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF), Paul Grill (C) Guy Entrekin, Irvin Hoff, Dennis Bennett, Brett Hassen, Clarence Catt | |
| 15:13 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| 14:58 | Montana State | John Fox is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Bruce Hale, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman (PF) Shane Donnelly | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan double dribbles | 52-33 |
| 14:37 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale is hacked by Clifton Zutter - foul #2 on Clifton Zutter, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly (PF) Robert Parman | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:16 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Large | 54-33 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Clifton Zutter, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman (PF) Shane Donnelly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Hoff (PG) Brian Hart | |
| 13:49 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Grill - foul #3 on Paul Grill, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly (PF) Robert Parman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Guy Entrekin (PG), Dennis Bennett (SF) Irvin Hoff, Clifton Zutter | |
| 13:49 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 13:49 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | John Fox misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-33 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan tips it back up and in | 56-35 |
| 13:08 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | John Fox gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-35 |
| 12:53 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 12:48 | Northern Arizona | Guy Entrekin steps in front of the Richard Large pass | 56-35 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | John Fox misses the lay-in | 56-35 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan tips it home | 56-37 |
| 12:22 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Bruce Hale steals it from John Fox | 56-37 |
| 12:00 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Duncan blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Bruce Hale | 56-37 |
| 11:58 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly tips it but misses | 56-37 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | John Fox pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gary Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Hosking (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Guy Entrekin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Grill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Montana State | The jump hook by Dennis Bennett is blocked by Gary Carter | 56-37 |
| 11:36 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the board | 56-37 |
| 11:23 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly blows the layup | 56-37 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Guy Entrekin | 56-39 |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale is hacked by Dennis Duncan - foul #1 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Robert Parman (PF) Richard Large, Shane Donnelly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Hoff (PG), Brian Hart (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Brett Hassen (PF), Clarence Catt (C) Guy Entrekin, John Fox, Dennis Bennett, Dennis Duncan, Paul Grill | |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brett Hassen | 56-39 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Clarence Catt double dribbles | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG) Bruce Hale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:26 | Northern Arizona | Brett Hassen denies the turnaround by Gary Carter | 56-39 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Brian Hart gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Brian Hart is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG) Curtis Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter is fouled on the floor by Gary Carter - foul #3 on Gary Carter, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG) Richard Large | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Robert Parman swats the short shot by Irvin Hoff | 56-39 |
| 10:01 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:50 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Williams | 58-39 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Bradley Hosking steals it from Irvin Hoff | 58-39 |
| 09:16 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 09:15 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking tips it in | 60-39 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Parman - foul #1 on Robert Parman, team foul #6 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Curtis Freeman, Robert Parman | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Fox (SG), Dennis Bennett (SF), Paul Grill (C) Brian Hart, Clifton Zutter, Clarence Catt | |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:34 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-41 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Hoff | 62-41 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Brett Hassen clanks a floater in the lane | 62-41 |
| 08:05 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 07:48 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the turnaround from close range | 62-41 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Paul Grill gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Donnelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Hosking (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Irvin Hoff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Hassen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Paul Grill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Shane Donnelly swats the short shot by Brett Hassen | 62-41 |
| 07:38 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Shane Donnelly | 62-41 |
| 07:19 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Paul Grill grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett can't finish the layup | 62-41 |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 06:46 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking is denied on a layup by Paul Grill | 62-41 |
| 06:44 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking can't tip it in | 62-41 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Hoff | 62-43 |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Williams | 64-43 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | John Fox misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 05:52 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 05:48 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams is whistled for traveling | 64-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Robert Parman (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Charles Williams, Shane Donnelly, Bradley Hosking | |
| Subs | Montana State | Guy Entrekin (PG), Brian Hart (SG), Dennis Duncan (PF), Clarence Catt (C) Irvin Hoff, John Fox, Brett Hassen, Paul Grill | |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan is hacked by Robert Parman - foul #2 on Robert Parman, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG), Ruben Willcox (SF) Bruce Hale, Gary Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SG), John Cortes (SF) Guy Entrekin, Dennis Bennett | |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:27 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Gary Carter (SF) Charles Williams, Ruben Willcox | |
| Subs | Montana State | Guy Entrekin (PG), John Fox (SG), Dennis Bennett (SF), Paul Grill (C) Brian Hart, Clifton Zutter, John Cortes, Clarence Catt | |
| 05:15 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bennett - foul #1 on Dennis Bennett, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG) Curtis Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:15 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:15 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan can't tip it in | 66-45 |
| 05:04 | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 04:47 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 04:46 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter tips it back up and in | 68-45 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Guy Entrekin misses the floater from the free throw line | 68-45 |
| 04:30 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman grabs the board | 68-45 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman scores on a shot from the right block set up by Bruce Hale and he's hacked by Dennis Duncan - foul #2 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #9 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Ruben Willcox (SF) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Gary Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Irvin Hoff (PG), Brian Hart (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Brett Hassen (PF), Clarence Catt (C) Guy Entrekin, John Fox, Dennis Bennett, Dennis Duncan, Paul Grill | |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman makes the free throw | 71-45 |
| 03:58 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Brian Hart gets the offensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter is whistled for a carry | 71-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ruben Willcox (fresh) PF - Robert Parman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Novotny (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Irvin Hoff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Hart (fresh) SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brett Hassen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Clarence Catt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Hans Novotny steals it from Brett Hassen | 74-45 |
| 02:56 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-45 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Brian Hart can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 77-45 |
| 02:46 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman gets the rebound | 77-45 |
| 02:42 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Curtis Freeman | 79-45 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Clarence Catt scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Brian Hart | 79-47 |
| 01:50 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Curtis Freeman and he's hacked by Irvin Hoff - foul #2 on Irvin Hoff, team foul #10 | 81-47 |
| 01:50 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman makes the free throw | 82-47 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Brian Hart is whistled for a carry | 82-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-47 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter snags the defensive board | 82-47 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Irvin Hoff makes the shot from the right side | 82-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 82-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-49 |
| 00:20 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Ruben Willcox | 82-49 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman runs out the clock | 82-49 |